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@mesul
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 • 4 years ago •
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What does “your essay is in the nth percent” mean?

What is this statement comparing your essay to others with? What is used to calculate this percent/what does it mean?

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@DebaterMAX4 years ago [edited]

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@DebaterMAX
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 • 4 years ago

If I remember correctly it’s based on essays on this site. But as most users are HS students it is very different than what an AO will read it as.

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